Diy Concrete Floor Lamp Base

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Diy concrete floor lamp base.

Still thinking through what to use to make it heavier. The floor lamp base. Floor lamps that get moved frequently last only a few years before their plastic and the cement inside crumbles. This is a fairly simple diy woodwo.

Also need to make sure metal base strong enough to hold weight of lamp straight. Floor lamp bases often have plastic weights filled will sand or other material and the crack and degrade over a few years. Here are some ideas for concrete lamps and lights pendants floor lamps and table lamps. The metal base is 5 deep.

Then i realized i needed a stand of some sort to hold it all up. Having to shell out 35 60 every few years for a floor lamp is getting pretty tiring. Paired with a smart out. I did fix a couple of floor lamps before by replacing the base filling with vinyl concrete and that worked out very well.

On a continued note the concrete inner base covered in hard plastic coating just disintegrated plastic also. Then you look online for replaceme. I used quikrete a vinyl concrete patching material to repair it. In this video i show you how i make my modern or industrial style concrete lamps.

I decided to used quickcrete concrete mix for the base and a small bucket as the mold to make a custom one. Must be the lye in concrete. Apr 22 2020 get inspired and learn how to make your own concrete lights. If you re interested in the details of this build feel free to ask me in t.

Just imagine the possibilities. Hi guys for this instructable i wanted to share with you an easy way to make an awesome concrete lamp this idea can be scaled for all sizes whether you want to go small or large. The wonderful benefit of making your own with concrete is that you can create any shape or size you want to. This video shows how to make a modern diy led table lamp or desk lamp from concrete a 2x4 epoxy resin and a water pipe.